Game Notes:- North Little Rock went on to a 27-4 overall record, AP regional ranking of 8th in the Southwest region, and were Arkansas Class 4A state runners-up to Little Rock Central. North Little Rock finished the '97-'98 season at 20-8 and ranked 8th in Ark. Class 4A.

Game Notes:- West Plains finished the season at 14-10 and Zizzer Head Coach Doyle Pitts came into the game with a 294-62 career record in 14 years. Coach Pitts passed away in 2004 and had served the past several years as an assistant coach at West Plains. I'll always remember Coach Pitts walking by our bench during halftime and tapping Coach Keltner's knee while saying "you're really good" out of the corner of his mouth.

Games Notes:- Glendale became the first team from Missouri to win the Zizzer Classic in its 13-year history, and along with the Ozark Tigers, the only Missouri team to win the tournament in the 18-year history of the event.

- Lawrence County(MS) was 7-0 entering the championship game. Glendale and Lawrence County had met once before in the 1995 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions. Lawrence County ended up with a 27-5 record and advanced to the 4A Quarterfinals in Mississippi.

December 4th, 1998 / Non-Conf.Middle Village, New YorkChrist the King Regional HS